CVE-2004-0526
Unknown versions of Internet Explorer and Outlook allow remote attackers to spoof a legitimate...
Unknown versions of Internet Explorer and Outlook allow remote attackers to spoof a legitimate URL in the status bar via A HREF tags with modified "alt" values that point to the legitimate site, combined with an image map whose href points to the malicious site, which facilitates a "phishing" attack.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Unknown versions of Internet Explorer and Outlook allow remote attackers to spoof a legitimate URL in the status bar via A HREF tags with modified "alt" values that point to the legitimate site, combined with an image map whose href points to the malicious site, which facilitates a "phishing" attack.
- Record
CVE-2004-0526- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Unknown versions of Internet Explorer and Outlook allow remote attackers to spoof a legitimate URL in the status bar via A HREF tags with modified "alt" values that point to the legitimate site, combined with an image map whose href points to the malicious site, which facilitates a "phishing" attack.
- Record
CVE-2004-0526- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-0525 No score
Unknown versions of Internet Explorer and Outlook allow remote attackers to spoof a legitimate URL in the status bar via A HREF tags with modified "alt" values that point to the legitimate site, combined with an image map whose href points to the malicious site, which facilitates a "phishing" attack.
- Record
EUVD-2004-0525- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-878f-q47g-6pq6 No score
Unknown versions of Internet Explorer and Outlook allow remote attackers to spoof a legitimate...
Unknown versions of Internet Explorer and Outlook allow remote attackers to spoof a legitimate URL in the status bar via A HREF tags with modified "alt" values that point to the legitimate site, combined with an image map whose href points to the malicious site, which facilitates a "phishing" attack.
- Record
GHSA-878f-q47g-6pq6- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Internet Explorer 4/5/6 - Embedded Image URI Obfuscation | 2004-05-10 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2004-0526 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Ie, published June 8, 2004. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 18.8%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16102
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=108422905510713&w=2
securityfocus.com/bid/10308
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-05/0161.html
kurczaba.com/securityadvisories/0405132poc.htm
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0526
github.com/advisories/GHSA-878f-q47g-6pq6